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Examples Of medicinal plants:
1. Aap!lo "#assia alata$a medicinal plant called %rin&'orm b!sh orschr!b% and %acap!lco% in En&lish( this Philippine herbal medicine is!sed to treat tinea infections( insect bites( rin&'orms( ec)ema(scabies and itchiness.
*. Ampalaya "Momordica charantia$#ommon names incl!de %bittermelon % or %bitter &o!rd % in En&lish. +his Philippine herbal medicinehas been fo!nd to be effecti,e in the treatment of diabetes"diabetes mellit!s$( hemofrhoids( co!&hs( b!rns and scalds( andbein& st!died for anti-cancer properties.
. /a'an& "Alli!m sati,!m$#ommon name in en&lish is %0arlic%./a'an& is a !sed in Philippine herbal medicine to treat infection'ith antibacterial( antiinflammatory( anti-cancer and anti-hypertensi,e properties. It is 'idely !sed to red!ce cholesterolle,el in blood.
. /ayabas "Psidi!m &!aja,a$- %0!a,a% in En&lish. A Philippine herbalmedicine !sed as antiseptic( anti-inflammatory( anti-spasmodic(antioxidant hepatoprotecti,e( anti-aller&y( antimicrobial( anti-plasmodial( anti-co!&h( antidiabetic( and anti&enotoxic in folloricmedicine.
2. 3a&!ndi "4itex ne&!ndo$- no'n as %2-lea,ed chaste tree% in en&lishis !sed in Philippine herbal medicine to treat co!&h( colds andfe,er. It is also !sed as a relief for asthma 5 pharyn&itis(
rhe!matism( dyspepsia( boils( and diarrhea.
6. 7iyo&-niyo&an "8!is9!alis indica 3.$- is a ,ine no'n as %#hinesehoney s!cle%. +his Philippine herbal medicine is !sed to eliminateintestinal parasites.
. ;ambon& "/l!mea balsamifera$- En&lish name: %7&ai camphor or/l!mea camphor% is a Philippine herbal medicine !sed totreatidney stones( 'o!nds and c!ts( rhe!matism( anti-diarrhea(
anti spasms( colds and co!&hs and hypertension
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Medicinal plants informations
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Adelfa Scientific name: Nerium Indicum Mil
English:Oleander,Adelfa;
Tagalog: Aldelfa
Erect, smooth shrub, 1. to ! meters high with a cream"colored stic#$ resinous %uice.
&eaves are in whorls of ! or ', linear"lanceolate, 1("1 cm long, with numerous hori)ontal
nerves. *lowers are show$, sweet"scented, single or double, '" cm in diameter, white,
pin# or red, borne in terminal in+orescence c$mes-. *ruit is c$lindrical, paired, with deep
linear striations, 1"( cm long. /eeds are numerous and compressed, with a tuft of 0ne,
shining, white, sil#$ hairs.
Application:
" erpes )oster s#in-: 2rush leaves, mi3 with oil and appl$ on lesions. 4o not appl$ on
raw surface. Mil#$ %uice of the plant is irritating. 2aution: 5ot to be ta#en internall$.
" erpes simple3: Mi3 1 cup of chopped leaves and bar# with tablespoons of oil. Appl$
to lesions ! times dail$.
" 6ingworm: 2hop a foot long branch and mi3 with 1 cup chopped fresh $oung leaves. Mi3
the %uice with drops of fresh coconut oil. Appl$ ! times dail$.
" /na#e bites: 7ound 1( leaves and a piece of branch. Appl$ poultice to the wound.
" 6oot, locall$ and internall$, used for abortion.
" 6oots, made into paste with water, used for hemorrhoids.
" 6oots and bar# used e3ternall$ for ec)ema, sna#e bites and as insecticide.
" *resh leaves applied to tumors to hasten suppuration.
2onstituents and properties
8l$coside, oleadrin; tannin; volatile oil, (.9.
5erium oleanders leaves contain two principles: neriin and oleandrin, glucosides withproperties similar to digitalin.
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The seeds contain ph$tosterin and l"strophnathin. The bar# contains to3ic gl$cosides:
rosaginin and nerlin, volatile oil, 03ed oil.
5erium odorums bar# $ielded two to3ic bitter principlesneriodorin and neriodorein.
Another to3ic principle is #arabin. oth #arabin and neriodorin are probabl$ resins, rather
than glucosides.
The pharmacologic actions of of neriin and oleandrin resemble those of digitalis
glucosides.
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Akapulko Scientific name: Cassia alata L
English: 6ingworm bush or shrub
Tagalog: A#apul#o
A#apul#o is a shrub that grows wild on Mt. anahaw. The leaves contain chr$sophanic
acid. The leaves are reported to be sudori0c, diuretic and purgative, being used in the
same manner as senna. The leaves are commonl$ used for ringworm and other s#in
diseases. The leaves in concoction are also used to treat bronchitis and asthma.
Traditional =ses:
*or fungal s#in infections: 6ing worm, tinea white spots-, athletes foot
ow to =se:
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As anti fungal, appl$ %uice from the pounded leaves on a>ected areas of the s#in. /trong
decoction of leaves and +owers for cleansing ec)ema and other s#in itch.
As an ointment: 7repared from the leaves and appl$ twice a da$.
7recaution: appl$ thinl$ on a>ected s#in.
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Alugati Scientific name: Basella rura Linn
Tagalog: Alugbati
A succulent, branched, smooth, twining herbaceous vine, several meters in length. /tems
are purplish or green. &eaves are +esh$, ovate or heart"shaped, to 1 cms long,
stal#ed, tapering to a pointed tip with a cordate base. /pi#es are a3illar$, solitar$, "?
cm long. *ruit is +esh$, stal#less, ovoid or spherical, "@ mm long, and purple when
mature.
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7roperties
4emulcent, diuretic, emollient, la3ative, rubefacient.
4istribution
*ound in settled and cultivated areas, in hedges.
Application
2ommon mar#et product, a popular leaf$ and stew vegetable, a good substitute for
spinach. The green and purple cultivated varieties are preferable to the wild ones.
oth the $oung shoots and stems are eaten. E3cellent source of calcium and iron; good
source of vitamins A, , and 2, with a high roughage value. 6oots are emplo$ed as
rubefacient. 7oultice of leaves used to reduce local swelling. /ap is applied to acne
eruptions to reduce in+ammation. 4ecoction of leaves used for its mild la3ative e>ects.
7ulped leaves applied to boils and ulcers to hasten suppuration./ugared %uice of leaves
useful for catarrhal aictions. &eaf"%uice, mi3ed with butter, is soothing and colling when
applied to burns and scalds.
Ba!aas Scientific name: Psidium gua"a#a L$
%nglis&:'ua#a
(agalog: Ba!aas
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Ba!aas is a fruit found t&roug&out t&e P&ilippines$ )&ile t&e larger #arieties are culti#ated* most of it
grows wild$ It is #er! aundant on Mt$ Bana&aw in its wild form$ (&e lea#es and ark are known to e
astringent* #ulnerar!* and antidiarr&etic$ (&e ark is used in t&e c&ronic diarr&ea of c&ildren$ (&e fruit
is known to e ant&elmintic* and is used for &ig& lood pressure* poor circulation* diaetes and
ast&ma$ (&e fruit also &as proal! t&e &ig&est concentration of #itamin C of an! of t&e tropical fruits
in t&e P&ilippines$
Bunga Scientific name: Areca catec&u L$
English:etel"nut
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7alm
Tagalog: unga de 2hina
etel, common name for a tropical vine see 7epper-, sometimes called betel pepper.
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8labrous spreading tree, up to C meters high, with numerous adventitious roots from the
trun# and branches.
&eaves are smooth, leather$ and shin$, slenderl$ acuminate and entire. The stipules are
red, as long as the leaves.
=ses
/#in eruptions and dermatitis: oil one cup of chopped bar# in 1D gallon of
water for 1( mins; use decoction to wash involved areas, twice dail$.
4ecoction of aerial rootlets used for wounds, cuts and sores.
ar# is astringent and used as st$ptics for wounds.
4ecoction of late3 for parasitic worms.
Bu!o Scientific name: Piper etle L$
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English:etel&eaf7epper
Tagalog: u$o anis,
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-akaw . Cocoa / Scientific name: (&eoroma cacao L$
English:2ocoa
plant
Tagalog: a#aw
2acao is a fruit tree cultivated throughout the 7hilippines, and is ver$ abundant on Mt.
anahaw.
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0u&at .1a#a Plum/ Scientific name: S!s2!gium "amolanum
English:lac#plum,%ava
plum
Tagalog: 4uhat
A duhat tree is about C to 1' meters high with white branchlets and reddish $oung
shoots. &eaves are broad"tipped, opposite, shin$ and leather$, ellipitic, @ to 1 cm long.
*lowers, small, pin#ish, in clusters, petal arranged to form a cup. *ruit is oval, 1 to cm
long, dar# purple to blac#, +esh$ and one"seeded, with a sweet"astringent taste.
4uhat is a fruit tree found mostl$ wild throughout the 7hilippines. 4uhat seeds are #nown
for the treatment of diabetes, as are the leaves and the %uice from the fruit. The bar# is
astringent and in decoction is used as a mouthwash and as a gargle for ulcerations of the
mouth.
Medicinal 7roperties:
4iarrhea: &iberal amounts of the +esh$ portion of the fruit.
8um gingivitis: =se a 19 decoction of the bar# as a gargle or mouthwash.
Founds: =se the bar# decoction as an astringent wash.
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ar# used for sore throats, indigestion, appetite loss, leucorrhea, bronchitis,
asthma, ulcers and d$senter$.
-ompre! .Comfre!/ Scientific name: S!mp&!tum officinale L$
English:2omfre$
Tagalog: ompre$
2aution: /ince the late H(Is, sub%ect of persisting concerns and debate on certain al#aloid
contents that ma$ cause liver damage. Advice is given against use of comfre$ as salad
green or tea.
=ses
2on0rmed source of vitamin 1, although in negligible amounts that would reBuire
consumption of ' pounds of comfre$ dail$ for minimum dail$ reBuirement.
4ecoction of leaves used for a variet$ of illnesses: Asthma, cough, ulcers,
constipation, h$pertension.
7oultice of fresh leaves used for sprains, in+ammator$ swelling, e3ternal
wounds, sores, athletes foot, burns, insect bites, and abscesses.
Juice of leaves used for a variet$ of s#in ailments and wounds healing; appl$
three times dail$. 4ecoction of tea as a sleep"aid.
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'ugo Scientific name: %ntada p&aseikaudes - Meer
Tagalog: 8ugo
This plant is ver$ large tree found throughout the 7hilippines. ectivel$. The active principle of the bar# is saponin.
A ver$ large, wood$ climber. /tems thic# as a mans arm, angled, and much
twisted and the bar# is dar# brown and rough.
&eaves: tripinnate, the common petioles usuall$ ending in a long tendril.
7innae stal#ed, usuall$ ' in number.
&ea+ets oblong or obovate, . to cm long, rigidl$ leather$ and smooth.
*lowers: to ! mm long, $ellowish white, either crowded in long slender
spi#es from the a3ils of the upper leaves or arranged in terminal panicles.
*ruits: pods, few, pendant, !( to 1(( cm long and H to 1( cm wide, somewhat
curved, slightl$ constricted between the seeds. /eeds are hard, and circular with
their sides +attened.
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Medicinal =ses:
*or rheumatic lumbar and leg pains, sprains, contusions: use dried vine
materials, 1 to !( gms in decoction.
*or %aundice, edema due to malnutrition: use powdered seeds, ! to ? gms
ta#en orall$ with water. Abdominal pains and colic: 7ound the #ernels of the seeds, mi3 with oil and
appl$ as poultice onto a>ected area.
2ounterirritant: Ma#e a paste of the seeds and appl$ to glandular swellings in
the a3illa, loins and %oints, and swollen hands and feet.
air wash: /oa# the prepared bar# in water until soft; e3press the %uice b$
rubbing the spread 0bers against each other until lather is produced; use as hair
shampoo.
'umamela Scientific name: 3iiscus rosa4sinensis Linn
English: 2hina rose, ibiscus Tagalog: 8umamela
8umamela is cultivated as an ornamental +ower throughout the 7hilippines.
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An erect, much"branched, glabrous shrub, 1 to ' m high.
&eaves: gloss$ green, ovate, acuminate, pointeed, coarsel$"toothed, H to 1
cm long, alternate, stipulate.
*lowers: solitar$, a3illar$, ver$ large. Outermost series of bracteoles @,
lanceolate, green, and C mm long or less. 2al$3 green, cm long, lobes ovate.
7etals commonl$ red, obovate, entire, rounded tip, and imbricate. /tamensforming a long staminal tube enclosing the entire st$le of the pistil and protruding
out of the corolla. Ovar$ "celled, st$les , fused below.
*ruits: capsules, loculicidall$ "valved, but rarel$
Medicinal =se:
Mumps, infection of the urinar$ tract: use dried drug materials 1 to !( gms,
boil to decoction and drin#.
*or abscesses, carbuncles and boils: crush fresh leaves and poultice the
infected area. Also, pound +ower buds into a paste and appl$ to e3ternal
swellings; also used for boils, cancerous swellings and mumps. 4ecoction of roots, bar#s, leaves and +owers used as an emollient.
4ecoction from roots of red and white"+owered plants used as an antidote for
poison.
ar# is an emmenagogue; also used to normali)e menstruation.
/eeds used as a stimulant and for cramps.
4ecoction of leaves for fevers.
*or headaches, an infusion of leaves or poultice of leaves.
&eaves are mildl$ la3ative.
Mucilage during labor.
6ed +owers are purgative; when ta#en with papa$aseeds, ma$ be abortive.
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Ipil4ipil Scientific name: Leucaena glauca L$
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English: &eadTree
Tagalog:
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English: /tar apple
Tagalog: a$mito
/preading crown, grows to a height of 1 meters with numerous slender branches. Loung
tips are copper"collored and covered with hairs. &eaves are leather$, pointed at the tip,
blunt or rounded at the base and covered with sil#$, golden"brown soft hairs.
Medicinal properties
Tonic, refreshing, antihelminthic
-akawate Scientific name: 'liridia sepium .1acg$/ Steud$
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Tagalog: Madre de 2acao, a#awate
Medicinal =ses:
Medicine: 2rude e3tracts have been shown to have antifungal activit$. 6eported to be
e3pectorant, sedative and suppurative. Madre de cacao is a fol# remed$ for alopecia,
boils, bruises, burns, colds, cough, debilit$, eruptions, er$sipelas, fever, fractures,
gangrene, headache, itch, pric#l$ heat, rheumatism, s#in tumours, ulcers, urticaria and
wounds.
*ood: *lowers can be fried and eaten.
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